'Kashmir Attack' - 235 News Result(s)

An Army soldier was killed in a sniper attack by Pakistani troops who targeted forward posts in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, in a violation of the ceasefire between the two countries on Wednesday night.

One of the policemen injured in the terror attack on a police station in Punjab's Gurdaspur early this morning said gunfire erupted at around 5.45 am. Eight including five policemen have been killed in the attack.

In a veiled attack on India, Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif today accused it of "creating instability" through ceasefire violations and supporting militancy in different areas of the country.

Three terrorists were killed in a 16-hour gun battle with the Army which foiled an infiltration attempt near the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Sunday. A search is underway for another terrorist who is believed to have escaped during the encounter.

Speaking at a cabinet briefing today, Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Separatists trying to use telecom towers in Jammu and Kashmir indicates their desperation, while asking the state government to ensure the safety of communications infrastructure.

The erstwhile UPA government had executed Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru for "political reasons" and he was informed only hours before, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today.

Jammu bade goodbye today to the two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans who were shot dead in a terrorist attack in Kashmirs Anantnag district on Sunday. But the glaring absence of any political leader at the wreath-laying ceremony turned their grief into rage.

China feels "awkward" about the 2008 Mumbai terror attack carried out by Pakistani militants and wants to address India's concerns over terrorism emanating from Pakistan in a more "constructive way", a Chinese official said in a rare criticism of the all-weather ally.

Delhi is on high-alert with intelligence agencies warning of the possibility of a suicide attack planned along the lines of last month's attempted ambush on an army camp in Samba in Jammu and Kashmir by the Jaish-e-Mohammed, based in Pakistan.

Pakistan is holding its first Republic Day parade in seven years on Monday, a symbolic show of strength in the war against Taliban insurgents three months after a militant attack on an army-run high school killed 132 children in Peshawar.

Pakistan should control terrorism if it wants peace and reconciliation, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Sayeed has said. He termed the terror attacks in Kathua and Samba as a "conspiracy" to derail the peace process between India and Pakistan.